Map: Ebola outbreak in perspective

Three countries hit hardest

When the United States saw its first Ebola-related death in October 2014, some Americans worried the disease would erupt in the West. But the 2014 Ebola epidemic--the largest in history--remains most active in three countries in West Africa.

Ninety-nine percent of the more than 7,000 confirmed cases and 5,000 deaths during the outbreak have occurred in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

The interactive heat map below compares the intensity of Ebola cases across the globe. The darker the red regions, the more intense Ebola has been in the region. Click on a country for more details.